Above is an early mock up of the desert biome I made back in August and you can see a bit of that California desert even in this minimal state.

And here is a more recent scene taking place in the dry brushlands of the Crossroads featuring a shadowy creature we were playing around with. Our goal this week is to finish up level design in the opening City section of the game, but after that, we get to start making lots of desert + forest scenes, so stay tuned for some new gameplay + art screenshots based on these photos!